Special Weather Statement – Monday, January 27, 2014

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January 27, 2014

FALLING TEMPERATURES AND BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AROUND MIDNIGHT YET TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL. LOW TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM JUST BELOW ZERO ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN INDIANA AND THE NORTHERN BLUEGRASS TO MIDDLE AND UPPER SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS SOUTH- CENTRAL KENTUCKY ARE EXPECTED AROUND DAYBREAK TUESDAY. FACTOR IN WINDS…AND WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM ZERO TO 10 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY MORNING…WITH THE WORST WIND CHILL VALUES GENERALLY OCCURRING AROUND MIDNIGHT BEFORE WINDS WEAKEN.

HIGH TEMPERATURES TUESDAY WILL ONLY REACH THE TEENS WITH LIGHT NORTHERLY WINDS. EVEN WITH LIGHT WINDS…WIND CHILLS OF SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE AND BELOW ZERO ARE LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO JUST BELOW ZERO ACROSS SOUTHEAST INDIANA AND THE NORTHERN BLUEGRASS TO SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL KENTUCKY TUESDAY NIGHT AS WINDS BECOME CALM AND SKIES CLEAR.

EXTREME COLD IS DANGEROUS FOR ANY EXPOSED SKIN…AS FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY. HYPOTHERMIA CAN DEVELOP AS WELL IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. ADDITIONALLY…LEAVING PETS UNATTENDED IN THE COLD PUTS THEM IN DANGER.

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